The fine line between career disaster and wondrous acclaim was still distinct, flickering along with Wrest Point’s gaudy metronomic invitation to the pleasures of the casino punt, writes Lindsay Tuffin, a former News Ltd journalist.
Ricky Ponting
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Ever hear anyone talking about the Gillard-Swan Government?
Historically governments have usually had a very high profile second in command/Treasurer — this one undoubtedly doesn’t
Should Ponting get the boot?
This year’s Ashes are proving an absolute embarrassment for Australia, particularly for captain Ricky Ponting. Jonathan Howcroft picks who should stay and which players should leave forever.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Victorian electioneering gets the coverage
I’m finding it hard to understand all the angst in the Labor Party over the gay marriage issue.
Why Ponting must stay as skipper
Ricky Ponting remains the right man to lead Australia into battle against England this summer, for, let’s face it, there are few options, writes Jon Pierik.
And that was the Ashes; a sissy fight in the schoolyard
The truth is that the Ashes 09 were like two pretty ordinary sides that were fighting like sissy kids in the schoolyard. One of them won. It wasn’t Australia.
Crikey wrap: Let the Ashes blame game begin…
As the blame game begins, what is the world’s media saying about the Ashes? For a start, Ricky Ponting’s captaincy has been called into question, writes Crikey intern Emily Finlay.
Cardiff, Day Two: Hairy Arms and Krabs save the day
Australia didn’t start the second day well. But once the Krab Katich and the Hairy Armed Ponting got together this was a walk in the park on a Sunday evening with your loved one by your side.
Sayonara Symonds, there will never be another you
James Sutherland will never allow us another you, Roy. You are it, a dying breed of drunkard cricketer.
Australian cricket lumbers under poor selection policies
What can be made of Australia’s sterling comeback in game five against South Africa to lose the series by only the narrowest of margins?
Ponting cops it for picking self-preservation over victory
Ricky Ponting’s decision to honour over-rates ahead of keeping hold of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has led to an outpouring of ill-feeling from former players and commentators. Compiled by Thomas Hunter.
Hard work ahead for cricket’s thought police
If Cricket Australia hoped its heavy handed response to Andrew Symonds daring to criticise it would shut down his team mates as well then it will today be very disappointed, writes Jeff Wall.
Ten jumps on the IPL Twenty20 bandwagon
One-day international cricket will soon go the way of the dinosaur and cricket’s brave new world will be dominated by Test matches and the burgeoning fledgling form of the game, Twenty20, as cricket undergoes its greatest revolution since Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket, writes Charles Happell.
Aussies humbled by the humble Zimbabweans
Oh dear. This wasn’t in the script. Australia’s loss to Zimbabwe in the ICC 20Twenty World Cup is both embarrassing and could mean an early flight home, writes Thomas Hunter.
With Cadel, sporting celebrity turns full cycle
With his second-placing in the Tour de France – which ended this morning on the Champs Elysees (with the Arc de Triomphe as a fitting backdrop) – Cadel Evans became the first Australian to earn himself a podium finish in cycling’s greatest race.
